Etymograph

English

tweaky

From tweak + -y.

Formed from tweak + -y

Proto-West Germanic *twekkōn ‘to fasten’

Old English twiccian ‘to pluck’

Middle English twikken

English tweak

Today it means

adj Involving minor adjustments.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tweaky”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / tweaky